It's a doggone shame.

[poppachubby]

The Shinon Red is a medium output (1 mV) moving coil cartridge from the mid-80s. Call it a poor man's Koetsu as it has a slightly romantic, organic tone along with the clarity of a MC. It followed an Accuphase AC-2 and was replaced by a Dynavector DV-20X. I particularly like mid output models because you can generally get away with a two stage preamp and have enough gain.

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Your description is how I would describe my Nagaoka. Anyhow...how are you Ralph? Your garage system is better than most people's main systems, that Manley gives me erotic dreams. Since the Squeezebox I would like an upgrade.

Did you get a PP1 or a PP2? Either way, I would say both are less regarded than your old Bellari. I traded my Bellari for a Creek and couldn't have been happier. I am running the same deck as you with a Moth MKI (Rega 251) arm.